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Shame and Transgender Issues

By HonorShame Posted on February 13, 2020 Posted in Shame 8 Comments Tagged with community., sexuality, transgender

I live in the Middle East, so we hardly ever hear conversations about transgenderism or sexual identity. So during a recent visit to the U.S., I observed how transgenderism and sexual identity have grown more prominent in cultural conversations. To …

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Honorable Sexuality

By HonorShame Posted on February 5, 2020 Posted in ethics No Comments Tagged with sex

Guest Sean Christensen (M.Div., Columbia International University) is a missionary with World Team and serves as a Bible professor in Haiti since 2009. His article “The Six Phases of a Man’s Life” (in English and Haitian Creole) has been accessed …

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On Becoming “Like Jesus”

By HonorShame Posted on January 29, 2020 Posted in Jesus, Jesus Christ, Sin, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with Jesus, spirituality

Shame is feeling different, being unlike others (as explained in previous post). But there is good news—God makes us like himself, in his own image, conformed to the image of his son. This erases the shame of difference. In the …

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Shame is “Difference”

By HonorShame Posted on January 22, 2020 Posted in Culture, Spirituality 1 Comment Tagged with shame, spirituality

Shame is being different. We feel ashamed when we feel unlike others. I know it sounds simple and even trite, but this insight summarizes our experience of shame in some profound ways. Feeling Different, Being Unlike Our differences make us …

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Workshops for the 2020 Honor-Shame Conference

By HonorShame Posted on January 20, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

A highlight of the first Honor-Shame Conference (2017) was the many diverse and insightful workshops. And yet, the workshops slated for the 2020 Honor-Shame Conference (June, Wheaton College) looks even more promising. I’ve already got “choice anxiety”! The full list …

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Why Honor Matters

By HonorShame Posted on January 15, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized 4 Comments

Guest Audrey Frank is an author and speaker who has lived in the Muslim World. This post is from her new book Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World (2019, Harvest House Publishers). Babies were snugly …

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How to Make Patronage “Biblical”

By HonorShame Posted on December 18, 2019 Posted in leadership, Ministry, Missiology, patronage, Relationships 1 Comment Tagged with minsitry, patronage, relationships

Let’s start with the obvious—patronage has a P.R. problem. For many people, patronage seems like nepotism, corruption, colonialism, and the mafia! The phrase “biblical patronage” sounds like an oxymoron. Although patron-client relationships are often corrupted and broken, I propose that …

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$$ Infographic: 7 Differences in Global Cultures

By HonorShame Posted on December 11, 2019 Posted in Culture, patronage, Resources 6 Comments Tagged with culture, infographic, resources

Patronage frustrates many people, especially Westerners. Why is patronage so frustrating? Fundamental cultural differences between patronage and Western economics create an inevitable cultural clash. Each cultural system is like a rulebook for playing a board game. Each player assumes others will …

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The Gospel According to Patronage: A Summary

By HonorShame Posted on December 4, 2019 Posted in patronage, Resources 6 Comments Tagged with bible, patronage, resources, story, theological

Here is a gospel narrative of salvation-history from a patron-client framework. This short summary summarizes Chapters 7–9 of my book Ministering in Patronage Cultures, where I develop a biblical theology of God, sin, and salvation in light of patronage. Used …

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Training Video: “Patronage 101: How Relationships Work”

By HonorShame Posted on November 26, 2019 Posted in Resources 2 Comments

“Patronage 101: How Relationships Work” is a new, 5-minute explainer video about patronage in the Bible and ministry relationships. The video is available for free on YouTube. This whiteboard video is a short introduction to the topic. If you want …

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What is “Patronage”? A Definition

By HonorShame Posted on November 20, 2019 Posted in Culture, patronage 1 Comment Tagged with patronage

What actually is “patronage?” This is a common, and good, question. Patronage is hard to define because it is an abstract concept. “Patronage,” as well as “patron-client relationships,” is an etic term that social scientists use for describing relationships in …

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New Book: Ministering in Patronage Cultures

By HonorShame Posted on November 13, 2019 Posted in Resources, Uncategorized 1 Comment Tagged with book

My latest book Ministering in Patronage Cultures: Biblical Models and Missional Implications is now available at Amazon and IVPress.com. This book develops a biblical and missional view of patron-client relationships. As I discuss honor-shame cultures with other Christians, their questions …

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The Meaning of “Sodomy”

By HonorShame Posted on November 6, 2019 Posted in OT 26 Comments Tagged with homosexuality, hospitality, OT, sodom

You know the definition of the English word sodomy? The word derives from the ancient city of Sodom, which was famously destroyed for their wickedness (Genesis 19). So what made Sodom so wicked and worthy of destruction? The standard answer has …

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Confronting Theft

By HonorShame Posted on October 23, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized 3 Comments

A babysitter took $20 from your dresser. The pastor “borrowed” $500 from the church account for a new roof. An elder was skimming tithe money for years. How do you respond when someone steals money? A common Western response is …

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Group Discount for Honor-Shame Conference

By HonorShame Posted on October 16, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

You can get a free registration for the 2020 Honor-Shame Conference. Register with 5 persons and the 6th person  is FREE. This is a great way for your group to learn and explore together. You can get the discount with any 6 …

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“Westerners Don’t Believe in Sin!”

By HonorShame Posted on October 9, 2019 Posted in ethics 26 Comments Tagged with ethics, West

Guest contributor Dr. Cultir Pundit is an East Asian missions leader. He blogs at www.GuiltInnocence.com, a website equipping Global Christians for ministry in the Western guilt-innocence cultures. Westerners believe in guilt, but not in sin. The other day I was …

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Can Public Shaming Be Good?

By HonorShame Posted on October 2, 2019 Posted in ethics, Honor, Spirituality, Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with church, ethics, morality, shaming

Guest Dan Braga is a church planter in San Diego, CA. He is an M.A. student at Western Seminary (Portland) where I recently taught a course. This post is Dan’s response to the question, “Can public shaming be a good …

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The Morality of Patronage

By HonorShame Posted on September 25, 2019 Posted in ethics, patronage 3 Comments Tagged with ethics, giving, patronage

For many cultures, the reciprocal generosity of patronage is a moral obligation. Patrons must give favors and clients must give thanks, lest they jeopardize their own reputation and the unifying fabric of society. So when an affluent person fails to …

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Top Books on Honor-Shame Ethics

By HonorShame Posted on September 11, 2019 Posted in ethics 1 Comment Tagged with ethics

A stream of 21st-century philosophers are rehabilitating honor in philosophical discourse. Even the collaborative website www.HonorEthics.org is “devoted to the study of honor as an ethical value.” These philosophers argue how honor and shame can be redemptive moral values. As one …

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CT Interview with Jackson Wu

By HonorShame Posted on September 5, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Christianity Today has published my interview with Jackson Wu about his latest book Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes. As their title says, “There’s More to Romans than Personal Salvation.” I enjoyed learning about the backstory of this book from Jackson. The …

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